WORD OF THE WEEK: MANTERRUPTION

A TERM coined to describe what happens when a man interrupts a woman while she is speaking. The word was highlighted by Qantas this week, who followed Commonwealth Games organisers down the PC rabbit hole by issuing advice to staff which also recommended against the use of supposedly offensive terms like mum and dad, husband and wife. This column reckons passengers on long haul flights should consider screaming “manterruption” the next time their movie is interrupted by a pointless announcement from male staff on the flight deck.